3. Which unreal president did Paris Hilton consult with in her Funny or Die video?

a. Martin Sheen

b. Dennis Haysbert

c. Geena Davis

d. George W. Bush

The correct answer is: a.

4. Which of these statements was not made by Sarah Palin during interviews with Katie Couric and was instead made, at some point, by President Bush?

a. “Our next-door neighbors are foreign countries. They’re in the state that I am the executive of.”

b. “We have trade missions back and forth [with Russia]; we do. It’s very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where do they go? It’s Alaska.”

c. “This is crisis moment for America—really the rest of the world also. Looking to see what the impacts would be if America were to choose not to shore up what has happened on Wall Street because of the ultimate adverse affects on Main Street and then how that affects this globalization that we’re a part of in our world. So the rest of the world really is looking at John McCain.”

d. “I made my position clear about this war on terror. And by the way, the enemy made their position clear yet again when they, uh, when we’re able to stop ’em. And the American people expect us to protect them.”

The correct answer is: d.

5. In 2007, automotive was the largest category in TV ad spending at 10.2%, according to TNS. What category placed second?

a. Fast food restaurants

b. Consumer electronics

c. Financial services

d. Cruises/vacations

The correct answer is: c.

6. Which victor received a higher percentage of his respective popular vote?

a. American Idol winner David Cook

b. U.S. Presidential winner Barack Obama

c. Amazingly, the two had a statistical tie out to one percentage point

The correct answer is: a.

7. Answering the question of whether or not he’d like to “throw the switch” in the analog-to-digital transition, he said,“Sure. I am going to get blamed for it anyway. Good or bad,I’m going to get blamed, so I might as well get to do that.” Who said it?

a. President George W. Bush

b. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin

c. News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch

d. President-elect Barack Obama

The correct answer is: b.

8. Which series was cancelled in 2008 after a single episode, with no more episodes airing anywhere?

a. Quarterlife

b. Secret Talents of the Stars

c. My Own Worst Enemy

d. Cavemen

The correct answer is: b.

9. How much did CBS pay for technology-focused Web operator CNet in May?

a. $2.5 billion

b. $1.8 billion

c. $437 million

d. $900 million

The correct answer is: b.

10. Which did keynote speaker Tim Robbins not say while imploring broadcasters to focus on substance, not sleaze, at the NAB show in April?

a. “Show me Knight Rider, drunk on the floor eating a hamburger, and I won’t ask why my kid has no health insurance.”

b. “Lewinsky v. Clinton. Now that was fun. There were salacious details, semen stains, oral sex.”

c. “Die, you Nazi cocksuckers!”

d. “Digital penetration? Ooo, sounds kinky!”

The correct answer is: d.

11. What’s the working title for the agreement between NBC and Fox to share local content in Philadelphia?

28. According to Forbes' Richest Americans list which of these had the most coin – at least before Wall Street collapsed?

a. Larry Page

b. Sergey Brin

c. Rupert Murdoch

d. Michael Bloomberg

The correct answer is: d.

29. How long was the WGA on strike?

a. 29 days

b. 100 days

c. 102 days

d. 242 days

The correct answer is: b.

30. Why did John McCain say he famously had to skip out on his Late Show with David Letterman appearance?

a. to get back to Washington to help solve the economic crisis

b. to appear on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric

c. to go aerial fox hunting with Sarah Palin

d. he needed to better prepare for his next presidential debate against Barack Obama

The correct answer is: a.

31. Which network-owned station fired two key anchors at separate times this year after one allegedly smacked a police officer and the second was caught illegally accessing the first anchor’s email account?

a. WNYW New York

b. KABC Los Angeles

c. WMAQ Chicago

d. KYW Philadelphia

The correct answer is: d.

32. According to Nielsen, what percentage of TV homes have an HD television and receive HDTV programming?

a. 23%

b. 12%

c, 60%

d. 75%

The correct answer is: a.

33. Who were the original hosts of 60 Minutes, which celebrated its 40th anniversary this season?